Is there a difference between Holy Hip Hop and Hip Hop? Part 2

I wanted to touch on the subject of Holy Hip Hop again. Mixing the world's music with "Gospel Music", which should be praise and worship should not be done in Church. I grew up in a Christian home but one of the things that we lacked was the spirit of discernment when it came to music. My parents listened to everything from Jimi Hendrix to Motown to The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. That same listening ear trickled down to me and my siblings. We listened to every form of music: classical, rock ,pop, hip hop, r&b, reggae, country and dance. I still struggle with listening to some stuff but it's a big problem when it is brought into the church.

I don't listen to hip hop and holy hip hop is no different. It is just the bootleg version of the original. It's very generic and extremely horrible to listen to. It's very disappointing that these "Christian" rap recording artist can not express what is suppose to be praise and worship in a manner that does not have influences from hip hop. There is nothing wrong with rapping but the problem is that these artist feel like it has to sound like hip hop in order for the youth to listen to and buy it.

Praise and worship is about ushering in the presence of God and giving Him all the glory and the praise. Instead, with holy hip hop it is about the love of self and expressing one's self instead of denying yourself and giving your self to Christ. Remember you must decrease in order for Him to increase. I read a interesting blog today from Elder G. Craig Lewis from Exministries about the same topic. Check it out to get a good prospective. http://gcraige.blogspot.com/2009/03/holy-hip-hop-bad-idea.html

Is there a difference between Holy Hip Hop and Hip Hop?

I was youtubing some ministry videos this past week and came across some interesting clips about Holy Hip Hop. Some of the clips are from Exministries' DVD "The Truth Behind Holy Hip Hop: The Trojan Horse."
So my question is, is there a difference between Holy Hip Hop and Hip Hop. Here are a few videos that expose the truth behind the music. I know that as Christians we are suppose to be separate from the world.

"But know that the LORD has set apart the godly man for Himself" Psalm 4:3

Here is a clip from the dvd that showcases an experiment to determine if there is a difference:

For me, clearly there is no difference and it's whack!!!!

AND MAY THE GOD OF PEACE HIMSELF SANCTIFY YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH, SEPARATE YOU FROM PROFANE THINGS, MAKE YOU PURE AND WHOLLY CONSECRATED TO GOD; AND MAY YOUR SPIRIT AND SOUL AND BODY BE PRESERVED SOUND AND COMPLETE AND FOUND BLAMELESS AT THE COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (THE MESSIAH)." I THES. 5.23 (AMP)

Here is a link to a clip of young people you listen to Hip Hop and are giving their opinion about Holy Hip Hop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ozu3WHqJS4
Here is a another clip from the movie that I really liked because this young lady is on fire!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyHvhT7sgqc

What do you think?
For more information on the dvd go to http://www.exministries.com/

Get Unncomfortable!

In a earlier post this week, I said that I have been reading the book of Ezekiel. The Holy Spirit revealed to me that God is JEALOUS!!!! He is so upset that the Church is whoring after other gods like money, lust, un equally yoked relationships, fame, prestige, material things and etc. The Lord will not be mocked. The Lord told Ezekiel that the priest/pastors were saying that God is not in the earth, that they had dominion over the earth and the people.
This is going on today! I cried when I read Chapters 8-12 and realized that what was going on in Ezekiel's time is going on right now. We have Pastors whose sermons are not aligned with the Word. We are living in the end times and they are preaching that everything is going to be alright. You get your harvest, your breakthrough, your blessing. Everything is about you but what about Jesus? What about His will, His glory, His blessings and His Word? The bridegroom is coming soon and as the bride,we have to be ready for Him.
We are accepting things that of this world that are anti-Christ and don't even know it. As a young adult, my peers are mingling with unclean people, cultures and forms of entertianment. Wake up people and get uncomfortable!!!!! It's time to speak the truth and let people know what is going on. No more allowing people to speak their doctrine over us and not say anything. Don't allow others to live a sinful lifestyle and standby and watch them do it. Do not accept the status quo and believe everything you hear. Do your homework and research people of God.
Don't get comfortable in your own self involvement. I am talking about myself too. Yeah, I go to church 2 nights a week, read my Bible, pray and fast but am I living the word of God, shaking the foundations of hell and encouraging others to do the same? It's time that we grow deeper in our walk and learn more about how the enemy is destroying the church.
I was looking at YouTube videos from a ministry that I follow called Exministries and the clip was talking about how God's people have turned against him. Pastor G. Craig Lewis is the founder of this ministry and talks about the Truth behind Hip Hop and the involves it has on the youth. I found this clip to be very interesting and I wanted to share it. Please pray that the Lord makes you uncomfortable in these dark days to be a light to the world.

for more info on the Truth Behind Hip Hop check out exministries.com